Karmapa launches new website on environmental protection
His Holiness the 17th Gyalwang Karmapa Ogyen Trinely Dorje on Tuesday launched a new website dedicated to environmental protection in the Himalayan region
China sacks vocal government critic from its Think Tank
China government has sacked a noted political philosopher and constitutional scholar at the Philosophy Institute of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS), China’s largest
Nepal P.M. to visit Lhasa as China seeks closer ties
Nepal’s prime minister will visit the Tibetan capital of Lhasa during his upcoming trip to China, as China tries to forge closer ties with its southern neighbour in order to control a restive minority at home
Ngapo Ngawang Jigme – a profile
Born in 1910, Ngapo began serving the Tibetan Government in 1936. His role in Tibetan politics became prominent after he was appointed the Dhochi (roughly translat
Diplomats left in the cold as Chinese dissident tried behind closed doors for subversion
A high-profile Chinese dissident accused of subversion was tried at a two-hour hearing Wednesday that shut out foreign diplomats concerned over a case that reflects